Tips on water safety

Tip 1: Put together an emergency kit

This will prepare you for (unexpected) emergencies. Consider bottles of water, storable food, candles, waterproof matches and a warming blanket. And Health also that you have a whistle to let rescuers know where you are. Preferably have a charged power bank there, too, so you can keep using your phone for as long as possible. 

What you and your family members need is personal. Think about it and prepare. Preferably put the emergency kit on a higher floor where you can go if the water rises.

Tip 2: Check overflow ik.nl

Find out how high the water gets at your home during a flood. Then think about what you'll need when the time comes. And who/what will you take into the attic? 

Tip 3: Health for a clean gutter.

A clogged gutter due to leaves or other debris, can cause flooding. Be sure to clean your gutters once a year.  

Tip 4: Health for a clean ditch

Health for a clean ditch if it borders your plot. How to maintain your ditch? Check out hhnk.nl/schouw

Tip 5: Create a water-resistant bulkhead

When it rains very heavily, there is a greater chance of flooding. Water can then flow into your home. With a water-resistant bulkhead Health you ensure that water cannot flow into the house. You place it in front of passages such as a door before flooding occurs. A bulkhead can be a tight-fitting board that fits precisely into your doorway. 

Watch the video from Expedition North Holland about making and installing a water retaining bulkhead below.

Tip 6: Use sandbags

If flooding is imminent, you can place sandbags at openings such as a door. When doing so, also make use of baffles or plastic, otherwise the water will come through the sandbags.